Where's My Oasis

By Rowan Manahan

Written in a wry, highly enjoyable and accessible style Where's My Oasis? is extremely informative and has a unique, holistic approach, tackling every area of career management: both in the long- and short-term. Where's My Oasis? is not simply a straight text on drafting CVs and dealing with interviews, but addresses topics such as: --defining your goals--determining where your strengths lie--coping with job-hunting stress--networkingand much, much more This book is a must-have for everyone thinking of changing their lives.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0091899982
• ISBN13: 9780091899981
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Vermilion
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

I found my oasis

Simply excellent. I haven't read too many books of this sort, but this one answered all of my questions and provided me with a strategic, long-term approach to my job search which has boosted my knowledge and greatly boosted my confidence. I have never before understood why interviewers ask the questions they do, now I am armed with more information on the interview process than most interviewers I have encountered! For me, the best parts of this book were that it was user-friendly, very well organized and laid out, easy to search through and very well written.

Recommendation from a HR Manager

I have read this book, and am very impressed. The author has distilled the current state-of-the-art thinking in relation to the hiring process and has presented this valuable information in a clear, concise and entertaining way. I would go so far as to suggest that if you are applying for employment you cannot afford not to have this book, so vital is the content to eliminating common (and not so common) errors which diminish success. I cannot think of one person I have interviewed (and there have been many) who would not have improved their interview performance by reading this book. This is set to become the standard text in this field and is essential reading not only for anyone applying for a job but for MBA and HR studies students.

Excellent! A breath of fresh air and a winning formula

I found this book after browsing the author's very informative website and I am delighted to say that the book exceeded all of my expectations. It is clear, positive, focused and every element is based on the realities of competing in today's job market. As someone who hasn't attended an interview in a long time, I can only say that I am almost looking forward to the one I will be sitting in a few weeks time. I have read a number of books on this subject recently in preparing for my job move, but this excellent book really stands out from the others - I only had need for the interview material, but I very much enjoyed the other elements. The material is deeply thought out and very well presented, with a nice balance of 'stop and think' moments and teaching material. I was surprised at how much I learnt from my first reading and I have been drastically revising my strategy for my forthcoming interview as a result of the simple comon sense approach that Mr Manahan suggests. I couldn't recommend it more - put this one on your wish list. UPDATE: I GOT THE JOB! An update from my last review - I got the job! I have written to Mr Manahan to thank him personally for his ideas and his inspiring writing, but I just had to say it here too. The two interviews I had to undergo didn't ruffle my feathers at all having read and practised the ideas in Oasis. I dread to think what would have happened if I had been asked some of the more thorny questions a few weeks ago, but the profiling, mapping and rehearsal strategy that Mr Manahan outlines made all the difference. I hate interviews and always used to dread them. Now, I won't have to sit one for a long time and if I do, I am not worried. The feeling of confidence that I had going into the interview just grew and grew as I could see the answers I had developed reassuring the interviewers and positioning me for the role. I can't recommend this book enough. I hope it transforms your life as much as it did mine.

Get that job, and laugh while you learn how.

This Book doesn't just contain everything you need to know and do to succeed in getting your perfect job, it teaches you how to prepare yourself for every stage of the process. Manahan knows his stuff, and has a particular talent for getting his point accross. Every point is made clearly and with (often hilarious) humour - I am experienced both as an interviewee and an interviewer, and not only have I learned something from every page of this book but I have laughed too . Every possible aspect of the career searching process is covered, with astounding attention to detail and no waffle. Reading the book it is obvious that this guy is vastly experienced has managed to write it all down. This book contains every secret the interviewers don't want you to know! If you do what this book teaches you, you can't go wrong.

The Dr Phil of careers books

This guy is great! (I was sooo sorry to see that he is married and lives on the other side of the world) He should be on TV! This is in your face, no time wasting stuff. The book is clean and simple, covers everything I was concerned with, in a lovely writing style with plenty of cross-referencing. He also uses great quotes and references throughout - I'm definitely going to lift some of them for my next presentation. The writer has obviously been in the trenches (so much of what he says sounds familiar to my experiences) and his approach is based on giving you an understanding of what/how the other guy is thinking. From that, you develop a job-hunting strategy, rather than a tactical, reactive approach. It just makes sense and I know it is going to work. My confidence was boosted just by reading the opening chapters. Reading this book is like having a conversation with the writer - I'd love to meet him! I have been thinking of moving company, and I picked Oasis up in an airport bookstore - what a stroke of luck. Every page held another gem (or nugget) of information. I have completely put my plans on hold, cos I have a LOT of work to do before I make my next move. I have been downsized twice since the NASDAQ crash in 2000 and this book will help make sure that that never happens again - or if it does that I'll be ready for it. I've read Bolles and Lucht and Jackson and many others, but Wheres My Oasis puts them all in the shade. Buy it - you will not regret it.